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I went to take my
seat on a flight recently and looked at my seat mate. He was tall, with long
black hair and beard and was wearing a vest and a leather cap and I thought, “He
looks like the lead singer in rock band.”
We started talking and yes, my seat mate was indeed, Ed Jurdi, lead
singer for the Band of Heathens. Aren’t
body language reads amazing? But really he looked just like a lead singer.
Smile. I knew his music, but not his face. In that
moment, some women would have had thoughts of being a groupie, I had a two hour
flight, and so I thought, “I will be a groupie light.” Ed and I had a fantastic conversation about our
creative process, the high we get from performing, the magic of connecting with
audiences and what it’s like being on the road. You can link below to videos of
three of his band’s songs that I love. I have two of their albums on my ITunes.

Ed, who has been a musician for a very long time and tours
three weeks out of the month, talked about how audiences have changed. Believe
it or not, though most audiences are having a blast, some audience members are
coming to concerts and spending the time they use to spend rocking out,
connecting and enjoying themselves, texting! That’s right, even when the event
is awesome and music should engage them, people are texting. As someone who
loves music and finds it to be one of the most singular most transporting experiences
we can have, I am stunned. It’s been awhile since I was at a live concert, but
I have great memories of rocking out and signing to everyone from Rod Stewart,
the Pointer Sisters, The Eagles, The Cars, The Beach Boys, Diana Krall,
Chicago, and so many more. Do you
remember your first concert? Listen to
the music and go download one of Band of Heathens Albums.

Each song is very different. The first one is country, the
second is rock and the third is rock out blues.
If you have a music preference play it first. In the first Ed with the
black hair and beard and the band playing on Austin City Limits a song called
LA County Blues.